Ascent Trip Report

Trailhead was difficult to find (TH coordinates: 35.87647987,-82.28402437). Located at the end of a road marked private. There is a sign at a small parking area that fits maybe 2 or 3 cars reading: "NO PLACE TO TURN OR PARK, HIKERS AND 4X4s ONLY BEYOND THIS POINT, PARK HERE". 4x4s can park about a quarter mile up the road. Forest service sign further up the 4x4 road. Trail was grown-in and narrow in many spots especially at the higher elevations but still easy to follow. Once reaching the meadow up top where there is a great view looking south to Horse Rock and Gibbs Mountain, there is a turn off for a very grown-in trail to reach the summit of Celo. Missed this trail on way back from summit and had to search to find way back the Crest trail. Wound up using GPS to backtrack. Added time and distance to trip. Ground was churned up on summit possibly from recent storm?? Could not find the benchmark on summit. Try another time...

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

3267 ft / 996 m

Elevation Loss:

3267 ft / 996 m

Distance:

10.4 mi / 16.7 km

Grade/Class:

Class 1

Quality:

4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Bushwhack

Weather:

Drizzle, Pleasant, Breezy, Low Clouds

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

3267 ft / 996 m

Distance:

5.2 mi / 8.4 km

Route:

Black Mountain Crest TR 179

Trailhead:

Bowlens Creek TH 3060 ft / 932 m

Time Up:

3 Hours 51 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

3267 ft / 996 m

Distance:

5.2 mi / 8.4 km

Route:

Black Mountain Crest TR 179

Trailhead:

Bolen's Creek TH 3060 ft / 932 m

Time Down:

2 Hours 24 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

GPS Waypoints - Hover or click to see name and lat/longPeaks: climbed and unclimbed by Albert WolffClick Here for a Full Screen MapNote: GPS Tracks may not be accurate, and may not show the best route. Do not follow this route blindly. Conditions change frequently. Use of a GPS unit in the outdoors, even with a pre-loaded track, is no substitute for experience and good judgment. Peakbagger.com accepts NO responsibility or liability from use of this data.